Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1887-08-04
JAMESTOWN 4 NORTHERN
CORN is II KING.
An ExeellaHt fleld for Dakota Cereals Promis-
ed, with Germ in the Lead-yalus OF DIVERSE

An Exeellant Tield for Dakota Cereals Promis-
ed, with Germ in the ~Lead-yalus OF DIVERSE
aes Crops-Dakots's Growth in Population.
Territorial Statistician Mcclure has is
sued a circular letter giving in tabular
form the result OF his inquiries in each
county regarding crops. His correspond
ents are all farmers, and five wers selected
in different parts OF each courty. The
showing is highly satisfactory. Reckon
ing 100 as q perfect crop, IL il shown
that the average condition Of wheat in
soveEty-six counties is 40 per cent.
corn 80, oats 10, rye 90, barley 81, buck
wheat 50, fax ~, na~tiyehay "a and vegeta.
bles Sc. 1t is sigBiscantt that the three eoun
ties in which wheat stands at loo are
Union in the extreme south, Marshall in
the central aud Cavalier on the extreme
northern boundary. The only locality
reporting a lack OF moisture is the Bismarck
signal station, extending as Tar east as
jamestown. Even in this region, where
the rainfall in JUNE was about one
third that OF any previous year,
wheat will average half a crop, and corn
stands at 100 and vegetables and all root
crops are nearly perfect. Corn is a perfect
crop in twenty-oue counties, and over 80
per rent. in forty-two counties. In what
has always been considered an exclusively
wheat region north OF the forty-sixth par
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CORN Is KING
throughout the territory. The average
temperature of the territory in June anime
United States signal stations was GIG; rain
fall, sea inches, or 10. less than the
average for seven years. The commits
sioner OF immigration, summarizing the
report, says: For the first three weeks in
June there was a deficiency in the rainfall,
which together with unusually warm
weather, caused farmers no little anxiety.
However, good soaking rains during the
latter part OF the month, continuing in
July, nav wrought n wonderful change,
and it is now safe to to predict the aver.
age yield Of cereals for the territory,
as a whole, fully up to, il it does
not exceed, that OF any previous year. In
a few localities the crop OF small grain has
been seriously injured by prolonged drouth,
gopher pests or other unfortunate circum-
stances. But when we consider the vast
surface of the territory, egualing in extent
the combined area of all New England. put
together with the states of New York and
Pennsylvania, it Is not to be expected
that a season will be so favorable as to
result in a perfect crop in every county.
There has been little or no damage
from hail or other disastrous storms. and
no reports OF ravages by chinch bugs.
Fourteen counties report the condition OF
the crops to be the
BEST EVER KNOWN.
The condition of the corn crop is espe-
cially gratifying. Nearly one-half of the in
dividua. reports a large share of which are
from farmers north Of the forty-sixth par
allel, place the crop at 100. The lesson
taught by the result of this years opera.
tions viii in the future lead farmers to still
further diversity their crops; the greatest
possible good win have been accomplished
Tor the agricultural interests OF the terri
tory The statistics show that in June
there were new filings at the ten United
States land offices in Dakota on 999,S59
acres of land; acquired by final proof and
by entry 755,o4S acres. The total mum.
Der OF presumption filings is 2,64S home
stead 2,292 timber culture; 1, Sg9 pre-
emption proofs; committed homesteads.
S54; final homestead proofs, Alb; timber
culture proofs, lSS; purchased by land
scrip, $40 acres. On the basis OF the cal
culation adopted by this Office there was
a gain during June of 1909 souls. or al
the rate OF $1,000 for the year.